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News •

UK adventurer apologises for record trek claim after Inuit backlash • Apr. 11, 2025, 3:49 AM ET (The Guardian)
British woman apologizes for claims she set a record in Nunavut • Apr. 10, 2025, 3:27 AM ET (CBC)
'It's just insulting': Backlash over Brit's claims of being first woman to solo traverse across Nunavut island • Apr. 5, 2025, 4:37 AM ET (CBC)
Explorer becomes first woman to solo traverse Baffin Island • Apr. 1, 2025, 1:58 AM ET (BBC)

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Island, New Caledonia.
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Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
The Largest Islands in the World